Data journalism is a journalism specialty reflecting the increased role that numerical data is used in the production and distribution of information in the digital era.— wiki
(Reporter using data to tell a story)
Data Journalism history
William Playfair Commercial and Political Atlas 1786
John Snow Cholera Map of London 1854
Data Journalism today
42% of reporters use data to tell stories regularly (twice or more per week).
51% of all news organizations in the U.S. and Europe now have a dedicated data journalist—and this rises to 60% for digital-only platforms.
33% of journalists use data for political stories, followed by 28% for finance and 25% for investigative stories.— Google News Lab
Data Journalism today
Interactive map of gas wells and leases in Australia (ABC News Online)